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Mitchel Troy

Tree ID: 1882

Yews recorded: Ancient 4m-5m

Tree girth: 450cm

Girth height: at 100cm

Tree sex: female

Date of visit: 8-Oct-21

Source of earliest mention: 1987: Churchyard yews of Gwent - J.Daryll Evans

Notes:

January 1987 – J.Daryll Evans: In The Churchyard yews of Gwent, Evans reports 8 yews in the churchyard, the largest being by the lychgate and having a girth of 393cm at 1m (about 12′ 11”).
October 2021 – Tim Hills: A female yew, south of the church, with a girth of 450cm (14′ 9”) at 1m. An additional girth was 13′ 10” (422cm) at 1′. Branches by the road have had to be removed, also several from the side facing the church.

Yew trees at Mitchel Troy:

Tree ID Location Photo Yews recorded Girth
1882 Mitchel Troy Ancient 4m-5m 450cm at 100cm - view more info